pillbox
/ˈpɪlˌbɑks/
noun
- A small box or container for holding pills or tablets.
- He bought a small metal pillbox to carry his headache medicine.
- The pharmacist gave her a plastic pillbox labeled with the days of the week.
- She keeps her vitamins in a weekly pillbox with compartments for each day.
- A small, low, concrete fortification with openings for guns, used in warfare.
- The old pillbox is now a historical landmark overgrown with moss.
- The soldiers took cover behind a concrete pillbox on the hill.
- During the war, the beach was lined with pillboxes to defend against invasion.
- A small, round, brimless hat that sits flat on the head, often worn by women.
- She wore a stylish red pillbox hat to the wedding.
- The vintage store had a collection of colorful pillbox hats.
- Jackie Kennedy made the pillbox hat famous in the 1960s.
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